Question

One purpose of a figure of speech is to(1 point)
Responses

present an argument.
present an argument.

express the author’s point of view.
express the author’s point of view.

state the time and place.
state the time and place.

create humor.

Answer 1

create humor.

Answer 2

Use the phrase to answer the question.

After hours of waiting for the bowling alley to open,

Which clause best completes the sentence to create a pun?

(1 point)
Responses

we found out it was closed for good.
we found out it was closed for good.

we went to the movies instead.
we went to the movies instead.

we finally got the ball rolling.
we finally got the ball rolling.

we were starving.

Answer 3

we finally got the ball rolling.

Answer 4

Which term means “the use of a word that suggests two or more of its meanings, or suggests a similar sounding word”?(1 point)
Responses

verbal irony
verbal irony

comparison
comparison

pun
pun

adjective

Answer 5

pun

Answer 6

Which term means “to say something that is opposite from what is true or from what you really mean”?(1 point)
Responses

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verbal irony
verbal irony

element
element

pun

Answer 7

verbal irony

Answer 8

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